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30-Day Global Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities Timeline
30-Day Global Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities Timeline
30 day view of discovered Threats, Security Risks and announced Vulnerabilities brought to you by the DeepSight Threat Management System
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90 Day Attack Trends By Region
90 Day Attack Trends By Region
90 day attack trends by region information brought to you by the DeepSight Threat Management System.
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Latest Threats & Risks
Latest Threats & Risks
Accurate and up-to-date information on the latest threats and security risks.
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SeverityNameTypeProtected*
TotalProtect2009Misleading Application01/05/2009
Bloodhound.PDF.5Trojan01/05/2009
Bloodhound.PDF.4Trojan01/05/2009
Bloodhound.Exploit.223Trojan, Virus, Worm01/02/2009
Bloodhound.Exploit.222Trojan, Virus, Worm01/02/2009
Bloodhound.Exploit.221Trojan, Virus, Worm01/02/2009
Spyware.NetScreenWatch Spyware12/31/2008
ExpressAntiVirus2009Misleading Application12/31/2008
W32.Downadup.BWorm12/30/2008
Trojan.Downexec.CTrojan, Virus12/30/2008
*For continued protection, make sure that your Symantec subscription and/or license are up to date.

Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities
A Vulnerability is a state in a computing system (or set of systems) which either (a) allows an attacker to execute commands as another user, (b) allows an attacker to access data that is contrary to the specified access restrictions for that data, (c) allows an attacker to pose as another entity, or (d) allows an attacker to conduct a denial of service.
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Symantec Endpoint Protection 11
Norton AntiVirus 2008 and newer
Virus Definitions created January 6
Virus Definitions released January 6
Defs Version: 110106y
Sequence Number: 90107
Extended Version: 1/6/2009 rev. 25
Total Detections (Threats & Risks): 2824186

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Norton AntiVirus 2006/2007
Virus Definitions created January 6
Virus Definitions released January 6
Defs Version: 110106d
Sequence Number: 90092
Extended Version: 1/6/2009 rev. 4
Total Detections (Threats & Risks): 2823974

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Norton AntiVirus for Mac Defs released December 31

Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds Defs released December 16

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Level 1: Normal

Level 1: Normal

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